Cargo Ship Collided With Fishing Vessel In Yellow Sea, 4 Dead, 1 Missing
9888 collided with fishing vessel early in the morning Nov 15 in Yellow sea, some 10 nm southeast of Shidao, Shandong Province, China. At the time of collision, HONG YUN 9888 was sailing in northern direction, heading for Yantai. Fishing vessel capsized but remained afloat partially submerged. There were 5 people on board, of whom 3 were recovered dead, 1 was rescued but later died, and 1 is still missing, SAR continues.
Cargo ship HONG YUN 9888, MMSI 413257880, length 126 meters, flag China.
Two Cargo Ships Beached By Typhoon, Salvage Under Way, Vietnam
beached by typhoon last week at Cua Viet beach, North Central Vietnam: HOANG TUAN 26 and THANH THANH DAT 68. As of morning Nov 17, both ships remain aground, salvage operation to refloat HOANG TUAN 26 is under way, with excavator freeing ship’s rudder from sand. Plans for ships refloating and removal were already presented by owners to local authorities.
General cargo ship HOANG TUAN 26, IMO 9399959, dwt 2931, built 2006, flag Vietnam, manager HOANG TUAN TRANSPORT CO LTD, Nam Dinh (EQUASIS).
Freighter Collided With Fishing Boat, Germany
General cargo ship WILSON AVONMOUTH contacted berthed fishing boat at Busum Germany, in the afternoon Nov 17, while unmooring, reportedly because of bow thruster failure. Fishing boat sustained stern damages, WILSON AVONMOUTH suffered some scratches, but had to berth back, for investigation. As of Nov 18, the ship was still at Busum.
General cargo ship WILSON AVONMOUTH, IMO 9313747, dwt 3594, built 2010, flag Luxembourg.
Container Ship Capsized In Surabaya
Container ship MENTARI CRYSTAL capsized with her starboard resting on bottom along pier at Teluk Lamong Terminal, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, at night Nov 15. There were 137 containers on board at the time of an accident, understood crew are safe. The ship most probably, became highly unstable due to faulty ballasting and containers stowage. Containers recovery operation was launched, but no more details are available at the moment, as of morning Nov 17.
Container ship MENTARI CRYSTAL, IMO 8879926, dwt 3325, capacity 170 TEU, built 1992, flag Indonesia.
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